Tuesday, 13 August 2013

Same Old Same Old (9th August)

A midday visit to the Altenberhütte watchpoint. Half an hour into the watch and a Black Stork
flew over! A nice start but it didn't
get much better. Other birds included Red
Kites, Buzzards and 3 Black Redstarts.
Butterflies included Purple Hairstreak and Pale Clouded Yellow.

Next up was a visit up the road leading to the nearby church
of Buchholz in search of the juv. RB Shrike that my brother had photographed
only half an hour prior to my visit. Despite scanning
the area for an hour, there was no sign. A Tree Pipit was partial consolation.
The nearby deciduous woodland and cherry orchard was a little more
productive as 6 Hawfinches were a decent reward.